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Job summary
Are you a motivated Nurse or Physiotherapist looking to develop your specialist respiratory skills? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Respiratory Service, where you'll provide support to adults living with long-term respiratory conditions across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Our service delivers a range of specialist interventions, including Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the Home Oxygen Assessment Service, and postgraduate respiratory education in partnership with UWE. We also provide an Advice and Guidance Service for healthcare professionals across BNSSG from across the care pathway.
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you'll empower people to better manage their respiratory condition, improve their quality of life, and maintain their independence within their own homes and communities.
Joining our team offers the opportunity to develop your clinical expertise while working alongside experienced colleagues who are passionate about delivering outstanding community respiratory care.
- Our service core hours running 8-5.30pm Monday to Friday 5 days a week.
- Our team is based at new Friends Hall, Stapleton, BS16 - but expected to travel to patient's homes, clinics and community venues across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area
Main duties of the job
In post, you will be responsible for provision of a patient-centred, evidence-based service to patients within the Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos area (BNSSG) and will provide:
- Expert clinical assessment, advice and treatment for people with chronic respiratory disease within the community setting.
- Support and deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes and the Home Oxygen Therapy service.
- Be a specialist resource for colleagues across both professional and organisational boundaries sharing expert knowledge to ensure effective medical management and integrated working.
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Details
- Date posted: 01 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 083-8118065-SL
- Job locations: New Friends Hall, Heath House Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EQ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- To be competent in performing specialist clinical assessments and treatments with a variety of presenting conditions, and with particular emphasis on respiratory examination, treatment techniques and clinical reasoning
- Experience of managing and reviewing the chronic respiratory cohort and demonstrable evidence of having worked recently with patients with respiratory disease.
- Hold a UK Driving Licence and be able to access transport for the purposes of the post
- To be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Works well with others and can effectively collaborate
- Experience in respiratory rehabilitation and/or diagnostics
Desirable
- Experience of managing group work
- Experience of community care and the interface with secondary care.
- Teaching and supervising junior staff and students
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation methods and advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for relevant patient group
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a Physiotherapy/Nursing qualification recognised as equivalent by professional body
- Membership to relevant professional body
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) related to respiratory care
Desirable
- Minimum Level 6 COPD and/or Asthma qualification
- Level 6 Physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification
- Student mentorship/ practice assessor qualification
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This advert is for Specialist Respiratory Clinician with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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